East Asia

Papua New Guinea to boycott 'waste of time' UN climate summit

China tells carmakers to pause investment in EU countries backing EV tariffs, sources say

New European Union tariffs of up to 45.3% came into effect on Wednesday

Low consumer spending in China hinders economy there and abroad

Economists say Beijing is dragging its feet on needed reforms

North Korea leader says ICBM test 'appropriate military action' against enemies

Missile flight time was longest ever; possible new or improved booster

Trump, Harris discuss China through the lens of domestic concerns

How Harris or Trump has linked the domestic issues of the economy, immigration and fentanyl crisis to China

Taiwan shuts down as strong Typhoon Kong-rey hits, 1 dead

The typhoon knocked out power to nearly half a million households

Slovak PM Fico visits China in attempt for a pro-Beijing diplomatic turn

Analysts say China is hoping to use the visit to strengthen ties with Slovak’s prime minister who is an ally of Viktor Orban

Dozens of North Korean defectors caught by secret police 'vanish,' rights group says

UN estimates up to 200,000 people held in North Korean gulags

North Korea conducts longest ICBM test

The launch drew swift condemnation from South Korea, Japan and the US

Pentagon, South Korea urge North Korea to withdraw troops from Russia

Pentagon says some North Korea forces are in Russia's Kursk region

US, South Korea urge Pyongyang to pull troops from Russia

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his South Korean counterpart Kim Yong-hyun exchanged views during talks on Wednesday on the approximately 10,000 North Korean forces now deployed to Russia to fight Ukraine. VOA Pentagon Correspondent Carla Babb has the story. Kim Lewis contributed.

China-Russia cooperation blocks Antarctic conservation proposals

Analysts say two nations could challenge continent’s status quo